A Cork woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for aiding the abduction of six-year-old Deirdre Crowley, who was subsequently shot dead by her father.
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Deirdre Crowley
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Regina Nelligan (33), of Carriganagroghera, Fermoy, Co Cork, pleaded guilty to the abduction of Deirdre.
The last six months of her sentence were suspended by the judge at the sentencing in Clonmel Circuit Court.
Deirdre's father, Christopher Crowley, murdered her in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, on August 30th, 2001, before taking his own life. He had been on the run with his daughter since December 1999.
The court was told last month that for the 21 months that Deirdre was missing, she had never set foot outside the environs of the remote cottage in Co Tipperary where she was ultimately murdered.
Nelligan admitted that she organised the rented accommodation near Clonmel where Christopher Crowley held Deirdre. She visited the cottage on a regular basis and brought provisions to the property.